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Best High Schools in Chaffee County, CO

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	559 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7100	256	23	11.3	35.2%	202 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)	$20,346
Chaffee County High School	Public	7-12	613 East Main Street	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-4064	15	1	12.0	73.3%	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)	$26,065
Salida High School	Public	9-12	26 Jones Avenue	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	No	(719) 530-5400	409	26	15.5	29.1%	328 (80.2%)	5 (1.2%)	56 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)								(n/a)	$14,455
Horizons Exploratory Academy	Public	9-12	310 E 9th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	No	(719) 530-5252	32	4	9.1	53.1%	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)								(n/a)	$18,702

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.